Stora Le or Lesjön in
Swedish
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and Store Le in
Norwegian
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is a lake in
Dalsland
Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and ...
,
Sweden
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, the northern end of which proceeds into
Norway
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and into
Värmland
Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are ''Va ...
, where it continues as Lake Foxen.
The lake stretches approximately 70 km (43.5
Mi) from
Ed in the south past
Nössemark to
Töcksfors
Töcksfors is a locality situated in Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of ...
in the north, on Lake Foxen. It is a narrow lake, rarely measuring more than 2 to 3 km across, apart from a stretch forming part of Lake Foxen, where it reaches a full 5 km. Stora Le and Lake Foxen combined cover 131 km
2. This makes Stora Le the 19th largest lake in Sweden. Its greatest depth is 99 metres to the south of Västra Fågelvik in the Lake Foxen part.
The lake system's level has been controlled since 1945 when the level was raised by 6
dm (2 ft) to 102.1 m (335 ft) above sea level. Lake levels are allowed to vary within a 1-metre bandwidth. The maximum allowed outtake of water is 80 cubic metres per second. The lake is reachable by boat through the
Dalsland Canal
Dalsland Canal ( sv, Dalslands kanal) is a Swedish canal that enables ships to sail between Lake Vänern and central parts of the Dalsland and southwestern Värmland lake districts. The canal runs across the well-known aqueduct at Håverud and ...
. The lake's shores are mountainous and the forest nearly grows down to the water line. Dalsland's provincial fish the
fourhorn sculpin
The fourhorn sculpin (''Myoxocephalus quadricornis'') is a species of fish in the family Cottidae. It is a demersal fish distributed mainly in brackish arctic coastal waters in Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Alaska, and also as a relict in the bo ...
is also found in Stora Le.
The islet of Trollön (Troll's island, Trolløya in Norwegian) is situated on the
Norway–Sweden border
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History
The border has changed several times because of war. Before 1645, Jämtland, Härj ...
, which divides the island in two.
References
* This article is based on the
Swedish Stora Le Article.
Lakes of Västra Götaland County
Lakes of Viken (county)
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